Transcription
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- [soop]
- /sup/
- /suːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soop]
- /sup/
Definitions of soup word
- noun soup a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients. 1
- noun soup Slang. a thick fog. 1
- noun soup Slang. added power, especially horsepower. 1
- noun soup Slang. nitroglycerin. 1
- noun soup Photography Slang. developing solution. 1
- idioms soup from soup to nuts, from the first through the last course of a meal. from beginning to end; to a complete, encompassing degree; leaving nothing out. 1
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Origin of soup
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; 1940-45 for def 6; < French soupe, Old French souppe, sope < Germanic; compare Dutch sopen to dunk. See sop
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Parts of speech for Soup
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soup popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
soup usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soup
noun soup
- amalgam — Something that is an amalgam of two or more things is a mixture of them.
- coalescence — to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
- combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
- combo — A combo is a small group of musicians who play jazz, dance, or popular music.
- compound — A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
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